West Wittering

17°CSunny

• Today: 21° / 17° · 66% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:29

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

12 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour6
• Drugs2
• Bicycle theft1
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: West Wittering · Sussex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

275 reported road collisions (2024)

79 killed or seriously injured · 383 casualties · 22.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

66 food businesses within 2 miles

• 61 rated 4–5 ★ (58 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Eastoke Corner (5.1 km)
• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£429,978 average▼ 2.3% YoY

Across Chichester · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,328 average monthly rent▲ 2.8% YoY

• 1 bed £944
• 2 bed £1,217
• 3 bed £1,501

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

12.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 12.3 times median annual pay (11.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Esso (8.6 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Northern Crescent Car Park (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools10
• Sports pitches11
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

124,068 residents in Chichester · 158/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 27%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 213 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,470 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 61,610)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

69 schools · 16,863 pupils

48 primary · 5 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 22 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chichester

988 CQC-registered services

• Care homes343
• GP practices106
• Dentists219
• Homecare agencies210
• Hospitals & hospices37

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex

• In a conservation area (West Wittering)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 20 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

199 applications decided

85.4% granted · 170 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal Democrat

Chichester

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 5
• LD 24
• Grn 2
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,725 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3 jobs advertised · £32,760 avg

e.g. Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time, Become a Primary school Tutor in West Wittering – Flexible & Remote, Care Assistant - Wittering, West Sussex

Source: Adzuna

£696 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,884 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 64,800 certificates

11.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 40% · Wind 32% · Biomass 16% · Nuclear 9%

176 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chichester:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership438 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership410 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office385 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers348 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s328 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  West Wittering · 0.1 km

  West Wittering is a village and civil parish situated on the Manhood Peninsula in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies near the mouth of Chichester Harbour on the B2179 road 6.5 miles (10.5 km) sou…

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  Chichester Harbour Lifeboat Station · 1.6 km

  Chichester Harbour Lifeboat Station was located at the entrance to Chichester Harbour on East Head, a shingle spit located to the west of West Wittering, on the Manhood Peninsula in West Sussex.

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  East Wittering and Bracklesham · 1.8 km

  East Wittering, or East Wittering and Bracklesham, is a civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. The parish lies on the coast of the Manhood Peninsula, approximately six miles southwest of Chic…

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  East Wittering · 1.9 km

  East Wittering is a large coastal village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. The majority of the village lies within the civil parish of East Wittering and Bracklesham, while the western edge lies wit…

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  East Wittering Windmill · 2.0 km

  East Wittering Windmill is a grade II listed tower mill at East Wittering, Sussex, England which is derelict.

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  Redlands, West Wittering · 2.1 km

  Redlands is a Grade II listed country house estate in West Wittering, West Sussex, England, owned by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)